Rising Stars 2011

Jimmy Bannos Jr. looks like one of those scrappy, little high school wrestlers who could move up three weight divisions and still kick your ass....More

The number of Italian restaurant openings around the country in recent years has been astonishing...More

It came as a surprise to some that celebrity chef Laurent Tourondel, one of America's most respected French imports, would tap a 26-year-old kid named...More

The Italians have a basic cooking philosophy - buy the best ingredients possible and let them shine....More

A lot of U.S. companies sell wood-burning pizza ovens, but every once in a while you hear of a young chef who insists on buying a handcrafted oven from Naples, the birthplace of pizzas....More

There's a Grand Canyon (literally and figuratively) between Restaurant Au Pied de Cochon the Montreal shrine to all things pork and Ubuntu, a Michelin-starred restaurant and yoga studio in Napa Valley....More

A decision last year by James Beard Award-winning chef Rick Tramonto to leave Tru in Chicago could have spelled big trouble for one of America's premier...More

Legendary Michael McCarty, who pioneered California cuisine at his seminal Santa Monica restaurant, Michael's, has long had a keen eye for culinary talent....More

Too often, Middle Eastern restaurants in this country are predictable or fall sadly short of any promise. So when a young chef like Micah Wexler comes...More